Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
$173.26 +0.11 (+0.06%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $329.5 million in Q2 2026, up 1114.56% year-over-year from $27.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.98% quarter-over-quarter from $354.2 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $329.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 1114.56% year-over-year to $329.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.2 billion, a 34.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, down 5.34% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $329.5 million for Q2 2026 at Hershey, down from $354.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $807.1 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $27.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $432.9 million and a median of $356.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 86.12% in 2025 and surged 1114.56% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $608.2 million in 2022, then declined by 12.01% to $535.1 million in 2023, then soared by 50.82% to $807.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 2.31% to $788.5 million in 2025, then sank by 58.21% to $329.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $329.5 million (Q2 2026), $354.2 million (Q1 2026), and $788.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.28 Bn 77.56 Bn 3.99 Bn 513.00 Mn
2 Hershey 35.12 Bn 34.33 Bn 1.26 Bn 329.49 Mn
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.90 Bn 2.76 Bn 52.63 Mn -34.78 Mn
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 151.02 Mn 30.72 Mn
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn -1.90 Mn
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 831.44 Mn 830.29 Mn 44.15 Mn 9.91 Mn
7 Sow Good 65.17 Mn 65.17 Mn - -2.61 Mn
8 BranchOut Food 58.99 Mn 58.69 Mn 96,825.00 -2.99 Mn
9 Bridgford Foods 53.92 Mn 53.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -2.42 Mn
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.78 Mn 8.17 Mn 1.41 Mn -604,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 329.49 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 354.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 788.47 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 755.99 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 27.13 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 251.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 807.08 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 567.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 195.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 355.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 535.14 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 297.64 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 140.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 579.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 608.16 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 327.39 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 357.41 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 515.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 530.74 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 266.22 Mn